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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
Topic:[APFC] Development & Human Welfare: Poverty & poverty alleviation programs, inequality & inclusive growth, regional imbalance, Human Development Index (HDI), unemployment (types & employment trends).20 PYQs
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EPFO APFC - General Studies
12 shown2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.17
The Government's policies were aimed at relieving the distress of the homeless, the unemployed and the poverty-stricken sections of society.
Indian EconomyMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.61
61. Which one of the following recommended
that the public health expenditure of
the Union and State Governments
together should be increased in a
progressive manner to reach 2·5 percent
of GDP by the year 2025?
Indian EconomyMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.113
1β. Consider the following statements :
1
Population change in an area is an important indicator of economic development of that region.
2
Population change in an area is not an indicator of social upliftment of that region.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Indian EconomyMedium
2023•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.114
114. Which
one
among
the
statements
regarding
development' is not correct?
following
'human
Indian EconomyMedium
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.24
'Unbalanced' Growth is hypothesized when
Indian EconomyHard
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.26
Which of the following is one of the Millennium Development Goals fixed by the UNO?
Indian EconomyEasy | Medium | Hard
2016•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.40
The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 provides for education to every child in the age group
Indian EconomyEasy
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.55
The Mid-Day Meal Scheme was launched in 1995 with the aim to:
1
Enhance enrolment, retention and attendance of primary school children
2
Improve the nutritional status of primary school children
3
Improve the habit of reading among rural households
4
Encourage the use of Tiffin boxes among primary school children
Indian EconomyMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.75
Which of the following can be termed an infrastructural bottleneck in the development of India’s economy?
Indian EconomyMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.91
Consider the following statements regarding human development:
1
Skills may be harnessed in the society through participations of NGOs.
2
To fill the internal gaps in the system, reviews and international experiences can prove to be helpful. Which of these statements is/are correct?
Indian EconomyMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.96
Three states which have Human Development Index (HDI) higher than China are:
Indian EconomyMedium
2012•EPFO APFC•General Studies•Q.100
How does National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor?
1
By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres in rural areas.
2
By strengthening Self Help Groups (SHG) and providing skill development.
3
By supplying seeds, fertilizers, diesel, pump-sets and micro irrigation equipment free of cost to farmers.
Indian EconomyEasy
EPFO EO/AO - General Ability Test
8 shown2023•EPFO EO/AO•General Ability Test•Q.17
What is the role of Education in sustainable development ?
Indian EconomyMedium
2023•EPFO EO/AO•General Ability Test•Q.59
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index developed by the United Nations Development Programme is a measurement of:
1
Nutrition
2
Cooking fuel
3
Assets
4
School attendance
Indian EconomyMedium
2023•EPFO EO/AO•General Ability Test•Q.106
106. Which of the following statements about 'Truck f!ll"ming' is/are correct? 1. Growing vegetables around urban centres to meet the daily demand of people is known as Truck Farming. 2. It is governed by the distance a truck can cover overnight between the farm and the market. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Indian EconomyMedium
2023•EPFO EO/AO•General Ability Test•Q.109
Which of the following statements about the National Skill Development Corporation is/are not correct?
1
It is a not-for-profit Public Limited Company set up by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
2
It promotes skill development by catalysing the creation of only large, quality and non-profit vocational institutions.
Indian EconomyMedium
2017•EPFO EO/AO•General Ability Test•Q.37
Which one of the following is not a feature of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016?
Indian EconomyMedium
2017•EPFO EO/AO•General Ability Test•Q.48
Which one of the following schemes is aimed at all-round development of adolescent girls in the age group of 11-18 years and making them self- relian t?
Indian EconomyMedium
2017•EPFO EO/AO•General Ability Test•Q.49
Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 permits self- governance of natural resources by
Indian EconomyMedium
2017•EPFO EO/AO•General Ability Test•Q.55
StandUp India Programme envisages each bank branch to give loan between r 10 lakh to r 100 lakh
1
to at least one SC/ST borrower
2
to at least one woman borrower
3
to at least one rural unemployed youth borrower
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Indian EconomyMedium